The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-12-30
LATEST NEWS.
Mr.. Gladstone has gone to Franc

Mr.. Gladstone has gone to France
Columbus, Ga, is to have large
exposition next fall.
The rumor that Emperor William
was dead is officially denied from
Berlin.
A favorable bulletin mas been is
sued concerning the throat of the
Crown Prince of Germany.
The Presidential party have re-
turned to Washington from attend
ance upon the funeral of Mr.. Mann
ing.
Catholics and Orangemen had a
desperate battle at K llybearn, Ire
land, Wednesday. The house of the
priest was completely wrecked.
Lord Randolph Churchill sudden
ly turns up in st. Petersburg. The
government at London denies may
knowledge of the visit or its object.
In Michigan, Nebraska and Iowa
the cold wave is terrific, the ther-
mOmeter ranging for 6 to IA below
zero, and snowdrifts greatly imped-
ing travel.
WINCHESTER, Va, Dec. 2S.-The
postoffice safe in Charleston. w.
Va. was blown open between and
) O'Clock this morning by burglars.
the thieves obtained four hundred
dollars in money and eleven hun.
dred dollars in stamps.
KANSAS CITY, Dec. 2S.-Advices
ut midnight from various points in
the State to the effect that the pres
ent cold snap g limited to zero tenn
perature, and high winds in the
central and eastern portion of the
State. From the eastern and west.
ern section, however, come reports
ofa heavy snow, and delay to rail
way traffic
BURLINGTON, Dec. 2S.-Last night
was the coldest Of the season. The
thermometer this morning regis
tered 16o below zero. Passenger
trains on the Burlingt II, Cedar
Rapids and Northern railroad were
sixteen hours late and freight trains
were abandoned. On the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy passenger
trains from the west were all late
and many freights were laid out.
SAN Francisco. Dec. 2S.-Geo. w,
Meade IL Co., one Of the largest ex-
porting firms on the Pacific Coast,
made an assignment to-day to
Frank Dalton, president of the Pro-
duce Exchange, for the benefit Of
creditors, without preferences. The
firm is said to have large resources
both "a merchandise and 1ealftty
The firm has shipped fully two mil
lion dollars worth OF fruit eat this
year.
SAN Francisco, Dec. 2S.-M. D.
Babcock, inventor of fire extin-
gushing apparatus bearing his
name, died at the aims house Sat
urday, aged 20 years. At one time
he was in receipt of ten thousand
dollars a month royalty on his ma
chine, but after selling patent
rights his money was soon spent
aud for some years he wandered
about the s,ate in i destitute condi>
ton About six years ago he was
admitted to the aims house.
MINNEAToLIs, Dec. 2S.-The tens
peralurc tiis morning at II degrees
below zero, clear and little wind
Tic storm cf Yesterday does moi
| japprar to have touched northern
| Minnesota o. Dakota. A very little
show fell yesterday. Telegraphic
communication in the north est is
uninterrupted and 40 blockades re-
ported except slight ones in the
southern part of the State.
Duluth reports the coolest wealth
er Of the season, % degrees below
The indications are that the colo
will be moderate tonight.
The Interstate Commission has
filed its decision on the point as tc
whether the law covered express
companies. Express companies
which are simply branches of the
railroads, organized and operating
through its ordinary staff or by ar
independent bureau or by combina
ton with other railroad companies
are tovnd 70 De covered by the pro
visions II the act. In the case O
Independent organized express com
panies, however, operating unde,
contracts for transportation, th'
language Of the act as it now stands
is found to be so framed as not t.
bring them distinctly within it
provisions The words wholly by
rairoad," in the first section do no
we'll define the business of the ex
press companies which use yer,
largely the services of trains, mes
>sngers, stage coaches and steam
t,O1ts.
The BAD Boy,